Pickman, William, 1748-1815 to John Langdon
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06529 Author/Creator: Pickman, William, 1748-1815 Place Written: Salem, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 21 June 1778 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 30.5 x 17.7 cm. Order a Copy
Pickman, a Salem shipping merchant, states "A most mortifying accident has occurred which will be extremely Injurious to me unless removed Immediately- the Ship Black Prince is now fit for a cruise with every Article Compleat but by some unaccountable delay of Our Court no Commission can now be obtained." Requests that Langdon, a Continental navy agent, furnish him with the necessary commission. States "should Our Ship be detained we may lose every Man." Relates that Captains Smith and Orne (possibly referring to Captain Josiah Orne) "will wait on you with this any Obligation they enter into with you I will be bound to Perform."
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